Super Best Audio Friends

  1. Lobby

    General sub-forum area. New members must read the stickied posts in the Tales from the Bully Pulpit sub-forum before posting.

    1. Tales from the Bully Pulpit

      Must read stuff and important announcements.
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      1. How to Win Friends and Influence People

      2. Ambiophonics

      Latest: Have we become Schiit and Massdrop shills? earnmyturns Jul 22, 2018 at 12:58 PM
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    2. General Audio Discussion

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      1. Advice Threads

      2. Leaderboard, Overboard, and Deals

      Latest: Nad M12 vs Metrum Jade famish99 Jul 23, 2018 at 8:39 AM
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    3. Music and Recordings

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      1. Music and Recordings (vinyl , 8-track, etc.)

      Latest: What are you listening to right now? captkirk Jul 23, 2018 at 6:43 AM
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    4. The Meeting Place

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      Latest: CanJam London 2018 impressions m17xr2b Jul 21, 2018 at 4:04 PM
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    5. All Points Bulletin / Be on the Look Out

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      Latest: LF: Marv's Philharmonic AAM Cspirou May 7, 2018
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  2. Personal Audio Gear Discussion

    Personal audio gear reviews , subjective impressions, thoughts, and questions about gear. Any post with a measurement should go in the measurements section below.

    1. Headphones

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      Latest: Sennheiser HD 820 Ash1412 Jul 23, 2018 at 6:47 AM
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    2. Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units

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      Latest: Lyr 3 Discussion Thread Brad Tombaugh Jul 23, 2018 at 8:09 AM
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    3. IEMs and Portable Gear

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      Latest: shotgunshane’s IEM (custom and universal) recommendations, favorites and classics Warrior Jul 23, 2018 at 8:36 AM
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    4. Modifications and Tweaks

      Mods, tweaks, cables, power conditioning, etc.
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      Latest: Light Dims Silver Edition for Schiit Pillars Jul 23, 2018 at 8:45 AM
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  3. Source Gear Discussion

    1. Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers

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      Latest: CD Transport / Player Thread Merc Jul 23, 2018 at 8:26 AM
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    2. Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools

      Players, streamers, operating systems, settings, tagging, etc.
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      Latest: Is automatic sample rate switching between sources possible? maverickronin Jul 14, 2018
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    3. Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear

      Anything related to vinyl playback, turntables, cartridges, phonostages, setup, discussions, measurements, etc.
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      Latest: Soundstage Direct... Ziva Jul 23, 2018 at 5:53 AM
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  4. Two Channel Gear Discussion

    1. Preamps

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      Latest: Schiit Freya Preamp Review (Episodic) Collusion Jul 21, 2018 at 2:48 PM
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    2. Power Amps

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      Latest: Solid-State Power Amp Adventures msommers Jul 23, 2018 at 5:58 AM
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    3. Speakers

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      Latest: PAP Trio 15 and DIY - Discussion sphinxvc Jul 22, 2018 at 8:36 PM
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  5. Measurements (plus subjective impressions)

    Measurements with subjective impressions. Hands, Marv, Ultrabike, AtomicBob, Sorrodje, and cskippy. Unless your measurements have been sanctioned, please post them in the "Gear Measurements (unsanctioned) sub-forum. To is to prevent confusion as different measurement setups will have different results. Note that Hands' coupler has pinna, which will bump up the 2-3.5kHz region a little bit.

    1. Headphone Measurements

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      Latest: Massdrop x HIFIMAN HE4XX Measurements and Impressions MF_Kitten Jul 22, 2018 at 10:30 AM
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    2. IEM Measurements

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      1. IEM Measurements - La Cenric's IEM Playhouse

      Latest: Massdrop Plus IEM Stuff Jones Jul 2, 2018
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    3. Headphone Amplifier Measurements

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      Latest: mcth 28V LPS and SMPS technical measurements zhouharvey Jul 19, 2018 at 8:43 AM
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    4. Source Measurements

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      Latest: Field guide to determining Modi MB or Bifrost MB v1 or v2 firmware Cspirou Jul 23, 2018 at 7:34 AM
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    5. Portable and Other Gear Measurements

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      Latest: Riva Turbo X Review (mini) and Measurements zerodeefex Jun 29, 2018
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    6. Measurements (preliminary, research, unsanctioned)

      Measurements should generally be posted here unless the results of your measurement rigs have been established and well known. This is to prevent confusion and difficulty in comparing one measurement with another.
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      Latest: Schiit Jotunheim has no grounding / hum issues. Elnrik Jul 23, 2018 at 7:48 AM
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    7. Measurement Systems and Standards

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      Latest: Headphone Soundstage and Imaging: Definitions & Measurements MF_Kitten Jul 16, 2018
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  6. SuperBAF Special Sub-Forums

    Some of these sub-forums may be restricted to Friends or Contributors. Of course if you can't see it, then it doesn't exist.

    1. EU Forum

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      Latest: European friends listing AppleheadMay Jun 30, 2018
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    2. Loaner Programs

      Loaner program logistics only. Impressions should be in their respective gear category subforums.
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      1. Closed Loaners

      2. Loaner Requests

      Latest: Loaner Request: Auteur aamefford Jul 21, 2018 at 1:12 PM
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    3. SBAF Blogs

      Please don't start a random blog in this sub-forum. This sub-forum is reserved for VIPs.
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      Latest: 3 'n the Mornin' Part Two [MF's haunt] Deep Funk May 18, 2018
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    4. DIY

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      Latest: Anyone going to build coasters? fraggler Jul 23, 2018 at 5:40 AM
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    5. For Sale

      HF is probably a better place to reach people for selling most stuff. We reach the same kinds of people as HF, but HF gets 7,000,000 sessions and 35,000,000 pageviews per month. We are about 1000 times smaller and the members here are much more selective in what they purchase.
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      1. Closed (Archived) Sales

      2. Buyer and Seller Feedback (Negative)

      Latest: FS: Schiit Jotunheim *SOLD* e.schell Jul 22, 2018 at 11:23 AM
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  7. Non-Audio Stuff

    1. Random Thoughts

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      1. City Guides

      2. Birthdays

      Latest: Scam Alert! skem Jul 23, 2018 at 7:37 AM
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    2. Outdoor World

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      Latest: The nearby park Jinxy245 Jul 21, 2018 at 8:05 AM
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    3. Geek Cave: Computers, Tablets, HT, Phones, Games

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      1. Lego and Other Building Bricks

      2. Clash of Clans

      Latest: What are you reading? rott Jul 20, 2018 at 10:57 AM
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    4. Food and Drink

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      Latest: Fermenting Cspirou Jul 17, 2018 at 6:15 PM
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    5. Musicians and Instruments

      SHow off your musical instruments and post what instruments you have and your musical accomplishments! Even if you play an instrument just as a hobby, please post your pics and descriptions!
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      Latest: Cheap mic to record acoustic guitar to PC? dmckean44 Jul 17, 2018 at 11:45 PM
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    6. Photography and Cameras

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      Latest: Post Your Favorite Photos (Must have been taken by you!) Solrighal Jul 10, 2018
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    7. Cars, Motorcycles, Boats, Airplanes Talk

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      Latest: No boaters here? Lou Casadonte Jul 21, 2018 at 2:26 PM
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  8. Industry Sub-Forums

    1. Product Announcements

      MoTs: Please introduce yourselves first before posting.
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      Latest: Meze 99 series 2.5mm balanced cable purr1n Jul 19, 2018 at 11:05 AM
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    2. Schiit

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      Latest: The Mike Moffat (#2 at Schiit) Blog Clemmaster Jul 13, 2018
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    3. The Source Audio Video Design Group (TSAV)

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      Latest: Demo my prototypes at TSAV 7/25/18 gandhisfist Jul 21, 2018 at 8:40 PM
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    4. Eddie Current

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      Latest: EC Aficionado (was: The Studio Jr.) Maxx134 Jul 19, 2018 at 12:05 PM
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